Written by

David Dorey, TheHuddle.com

Week 2 games in the NFL served up as many surprises and shocks as the season openers did, but it was with different players on different teams. Almost every star from the first week went flat in the second. Worst of all? There was a slew of injuries to significant fantasy players, further complicating things so early in the season.

Vick Ballard was lost for the year when he tore knee ligaments during practice. Ray Rice pulled up lame with a hip flexor strain that is sure to be an issue this weekend. Steven Jackson faced his old St. Louis Rams team but injured a thigh muscle while stretching out for a ...